More from the CBA convention in Atlanta … 1) Late yesterday afternoon I boarded the bus for the ride back to my hotel. As I found a seat, a woman came down the aisle handing out postcards. “I’m the author and the PR person,” she said. Turns out she was telling the truth. Her name is Marsha Marks and she was adver…
My Trip to the Christian Booksellers Convention 5:07 PM A few impressions from my first day at the Christian Booksellers Association (CBA) annual convention in Atlanta: The convention center is huge. Even though CBA draws 13,000 people, it fills up only part of the building. Publishers, bookstore owners, distributors, music…
11:38 PM In my sermon this AM, I made a crack about low-carb ice cream—”That’s not right.” Of course, I’ve never really had any. Dan Norton sent me this message: “Better dish you up a little…it tastes better than the real thing! I wouldn’t have believed it myself, but it’s true. And I have about 3 gallons…
AFTER YOU’VE DONE SOMETHING STUPID by Ray Pritchard The headline told the story: “Politicians’ Private Lives Disappearing.”
Sermon Series: Ponder This - 20047:49 AM Today’s entry in the Crosswalk weblog is called Saturday Odds and Ends. 7:23 AM The folks at Christianity Today really like the new movie, The Notebook, based on the best-selling Nicholas Sparks novel. I note in passing that someone close to me is looking forward to going with several of her friends to see this movi…
1:22 PM Welcome to the Brave New World where pastors may someday be arrested for speaking out against homosexuality. Lest you think I am an alarmist, check out these three articles: Senate Passes Homosexual “Hate Crimes” Bill Hate Crimes Sneaks into Defense Appropriation Senate Hate Crimes a “Terrible Precedent” Not…
10:12 AM Just finished answering a batch of prisoner letters. This one caught my attention. It comes from a prisoner in Freehold, New Jersey:Dear Mr. Pritchard, My name is Lawrence, age 33. I’m a person that’s been losing my whole life due to my drug addiction, in and out of all kinds of jail, lost my family, friends, hit r…
11:01 PM Marlene and I went to see “The Terminal” starring Tom Hanks at the Lake Theater. Nick had seen it earlier and urged us to go. Turned out to be well worth the time—it’s a feel-good movie about friendship, family, keeping a promise and perseverance that is both funny and touching. Not a deep film, by any me…
11:23 PM Darin Weil, director of our Power Connection Junior High Ministry, shares this report: We said good bye to our class of 8th graders and welcomed the new 7th graders. We kicked off the program a couple weeks ago with a welcome breakfast during the Sunday AM service. Parents provided the food, students provided the a…
10:55 AM Today’s entry in the Crosswalk weblog is called Dear Abby. 10:41 AM Yesterday I rode my bike into Chicago. From Oak Park I went south to 16th Street, then east all the way to Western, then north across the Eisenhower to Augusta, then through the west side of Chicago, across Austin and back into Oak Park. That’s a g…